Cycas ferruginea
Cycas ferruginea is a plant species native to Vietnam and to the Guangxi region of China. It grows on rocky crevices in forested areas at elevations of 200–500 m.[1] It is known from a belt of limestone bluffs in Lang Son Province and Thai Nguyen Province in Vietnam, and in western Guangxi Province, China.[2] It is also cultivated at the Guilin Botanical Garden, Guangxi.[3]
| 锈毛苏铁 xiu mao su tie | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Cycadophyta |
| Class: | Cycadopsida |
| Order: | Cycadales |
| Family: | Cycadaceae |
| Genus: | Cycas |
| Species: | C. ferruginea |
| Binomial name | |
| Cycas ferruginea F.N. Wei | |
Cycas ferruginea has pinnate leaves up to 2 m long. Seeds are brown, egg-shaped, up to 3 cm long.[1][4]
References
- Flora of China v 4 p 6 Cycas ferruginea
- Osborne, R.; Hill, K.D.; Nguyen, H.T.; Phan, K.L. (2010). "Cycas ferruginea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T42075A10619883. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T42075A10619883.en. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- Whitelock, Loran M. 2002. The Cycads. Portland: Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-522-5
- Wei, Fa-nan 1994. Guihaia 14(4): 300, f. 1–6, Cycas ferruginea
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